SBA size standard
$47 million
Measured by average annual receipts over the last 5 fiscal years
SBA table effective March 2023
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of hazardous waste materials within a local area and operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste.
FY2025 federal spending
The Department of Energy bought 59% of the $2.4B obligated under 562211 in FY2025.
- Contract awards
- 11,603
- Contract vehicles (IDVs)
- 235
Top buying agencies
- Department of Energy$1.4B
- Department of Defense$899.1M
- Department of Health and Human Services$43.5M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$17.1M
- Department of Homeland Security$3.7M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 562211 obligated $2.4 billion in FY2025 across 11,603 contract awards, an average of about $204,000 each. DOE leads at $1.4 billion, DoD follows at $899 million, then HHS at $44 million, VA at $17 million, and DHS at $4 million. The DOE and DoD dominance is legacy nuclear and defense waste; the HHS and VA slices are medical and laboratory waste streams that behave like commercial business.
What belongs here
Operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste, or combining local collection and hauling of hazardous waste with operating those facilities. The facility is the qualifier. A hauler without a permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility is generally not in this code.
- Cleaning up the contaminated site itself is 562910.
- Non-hazardous, non-solid-waste collection is 562119.
- Advising on waste minimization and permitting is 541620.
Competing in this code
The code had 235 IDVs alongside 11,603 awards in FY2025. This market rewards permit position over contract position. RCRA Part B permits, state authorizations for the specific waste codes, and mixed-waste capability decide who can even respond, and there are few enough qualified facilities that a permitted operator competes against the same handful of names repeatedly. Small business status matters less here than permitted capacity within trucking distance of the generator.
NAICS 562211 FAQ
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 562211?
SBA sets it at $47 million in average annual receipts, averaged over your last five completed fiscal years. Come in at or under that and you are small on every NAICS 562211 solicitation, including the set-asides.
Which agencies buy hazardous waste treatment and disposal under NAICS 562211?
FY2025 obligations: DOE ($1.4 billion), DoD ($899 million), HHS ($44 million), VA ($17 million), DHS ($4 million). DOE and DoD carry 97 percent of the code, and the HHS and VA remainder is medical and laboratory waste, which competes on ordinary commercial terms.
Can a hauler without a disposal facility use NAICS 562211?
Generally not. The definition covers operating treatment or disposal facilities, or combining hazardous waste collection with operating those facilities. Permit position is what qualifies you. RCRA Part B permits and state authorizations for the specific waste codes decide who can respond at all, which is why the same short list of operators competes repeatedly.
What decides who wins NAICS 562211 awards?
Permitted capacity. Disposal is bought against a specific waste stream, volume, and destination facility, which favors operators with permitted capacity near the generator over firms with strong vehicle positions. The code had 235 IDVs alongside 11,603 awards in FY2025.